Competition Terms and Conditions

1. The terms of this document, information on how to enter this Promotion, mechanics of entry and the Prize/s form part of the terms and conditions for entry into this Promotion ( Conditions). Entry into this Promotion is deemed acceptance of these Conditions by each Entrant. 

2. The Promotion commences at 9:00am AEST on 25 May 2026 and ends at 11:59 pm AEST on 5 June 2026 (Promotion Period).

3. The Promoter is Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd (ABN 36 090 670 965) of registered address 275 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101.

4. Entry is open to Australian residents, aged 18 years and over ( Entrants). 

5. The directors, officers, management and employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and its related bodies corporate and agencies associated with this Promotion are not eligible to enter this Promotion.

(a) go to the Virgin Australia competition landing page,  https://competitions.virginaustralia.com/competition/disney-pixar-toy-story-5-comp and complete the prompt:
“In 25 words or less, which Toy Story character would you trust as your co-pilot and why?”; and

7. There is a limit of one (1) entry per person for the duration of the Promotion Period.

8. Entries will be deemed accepted at the time of receipt by the Promoter and not at the time of transmission.  Entries received will be considered final by the Promoter. Illegible, incomprehensible and incomplete entries will be deemed invalid. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any late, lost, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, delayed, illegible, corrupted or misdirected entries, claims or correspondence whether due to error, omission, alteration, tampering, deletion, theft, destruction or otherwise including those entries not received by the Promoter. 

9. If you enter the Promotion but no longer wish to participate, please email social.media@virginaustralia.com and you will be removed from the Promotion.

10. Any costs associated with entering the Promotion remain an Entrant’s responsibility and may vary.

C. Selecting Winners

11. This is a game of skill; chance plays no part in determining the Winner(s). Each entry will be individually judged; the criteria for judging includes, amongst other things, the originality, creative merit and relevance of the answer to the question.

12. The judging will be conducted on 8 June 2026 02:00PM AEST at the Virgin Australia Head Office, 275 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101. All decisions of the Promoter are final and binding on each Entrant, no discussions or correspondence will be entered into. The Promoter may select additional reserve entries which they determine to be the next best, and record them in order, in case of an invalid entry or ineligible Entrant.

13. The winner (Winner) will be notified in writing within two (2) business days of the decision being made and their name/s will be published on the Virgin Australia competition landing page once the Prize has been accepted. The Winner must confirm that they are able to travel on the dates specified. See Section D below for further information about travel dates.

14. If a Prize is not claimed within two (2) days of the selection, the Promoter will select the next best entry. This may take place on 9 June 2026 at the same time and place as the original selection, subject to any directions from a regulatory authority.

15. Any new Winner will be notified in writing within two (2) business days of the draw. The name of any new Winner will be published on the Virgin Australia competition landing page once the Prize has been accepted.

16. Entries not fully complying with these Conditions may be deemed invalid at the Promoter’s discretion. If a winning entry is deemed not to comply with these Conditions, the entry will be discarded and the relevant Prize will be re-awarded in accordance with the relevant clause of these Conditions as if the discarded entry had not been received.

17. The Promoter reserves the right to request that an Entrant or Winner provides proof of identity, proof of age, proof of residency and/or proof of entry validity in order to claim a Prize. Proof of identification, residency, age and entry considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter. In the event that a Winner cannot provide suitable proof, the Winner will forfeit the Prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.

D. Prize

18.  There is one prize to be won, which must be used between 15 June – 17 June 2026.
       The Winner will win:

(a) four x return Economy flights to Melbourne from an Australian domestic port serviced by Virgin Australia at the time of flight;

(b) four x tickets to the Melbourne Exclusive Preview Screening of Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 at Melbourne Central on the 16th June 2026 at 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start;

(c) two nights’ accommodation at Adina Apartment Hotel Melbourne -189 Queen Street, Melbourne, in a two-bedroom apartment; and

(d) four x single use lounge passes to Virgin Australia Melbourne’s domestic airport lounge valid for the return flight on 17 June 2026 only,

(the Prize).

19. Total Prize value is AUD $5,274 (including GST). The Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by the Promoter. A Winner may not substitute, assign, exchange, transfer or redeem the Prize for cash, unless otherwise stated.

20. If any Prize (or part of the Prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the Prize (or that part of the Prize) with a Prize to the equal value and/or specification.

21. During the entire duration of the Prize, a nominated parent/guardian must accompany any person under 18 years of age.

22. Flights included as part of a Prize are subject to Virgin Australia's Conditions of Carriage available at https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/about-us/policies/legal/conditions-of-carriage/, flight certificate T&Cs and fare rules, and other relevant policies which will be made available to you and can be found on the Virgin Australia website. Flight certificate T&Cs and fare rules will include without limitation provisions regarding (i) when flights can be used; (ii) any blackout periods; and (iii) flight change rules and costs. The Prize flights will not earn Velocity Points.

23. To redeem the flights, the Winner will be provided with a flight certificate that can be used to book flights to/from Melbourne on travel dates 15 June until 17 June 2026. For clarity, the Winner and their travel companions must travel at the same time (departing from and returning to the same Australian domestic port serviced by the Promoter).

24. Virgin Australia flights are subject to booking and flight availability.

25. If for any reason the Winner is unable or does not need to take the flight, the flight and lounge pass portion of the Prize will be forfeited.

26. To redeem the tickets to the Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 Exclusive Preview Screening, the official invitation must be responded to in order to receive the tickets to attend.

27. The Prize flights will not earn Velocity Points.

28. The Prize is subject to the following additional terms and conditions:

a. Adina Apartments Hotel Melbourne Terms and Conditions: Accommodation is for travel to Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 Melbourne Exclusive Preview Screening and travel dates are set at Monday 15 June – Wednesday 17 June 2026.  The room is a two bedroom apartment. The room is available from 3:00pm and must be vacated 11:00am day of check out. Extra beds can be arranged for an additional fee. Minors under 18 must be with those who exercise parental authority.

b. Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 Exclusive Preview Screening terms and conditions: RSVP is essential for you to receive your unique barcoded entry pass. this invite is strictly non-transferable. seats are limited. we take piracy seriously and so should you. Because piracy adversely affects our business, measures must be taken to help prevent unauthorised recording of all films. Therefore, by attending this screening, you agree not to bring any recording device into the theatre. If you attempt to enter with a recording device, you will be denied admission. If you attempt to use a recording device, you consent to your immediate removal from the theatre and forfeiture of the device. Unauthorised recording will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability.

29. It is a Winner’s responsibility to ensure that they have requisite visas, vaccinations, valid documentation (including but not limited to valid passports and visas) which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities at every destination. Any fines, penalties, payments or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be the sole responsibility of the Winner.

30. A Winner is responsible for all other expenses including accommodation, spending money, meals, drinks, transfers, laundry charges, activities, incidentals, taxes, energy surcharges, gratuities, service charges, passports, visas, travel insurance and all other ancillary costs. Travel insurance is highly recommended to protect against the additional costs incurred in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

31. The Promoter makes no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination or as part of the Prize.

32. Prize must be taken between 15 – 17 June 2026 and is subject to availability. Prize cannot be taken outside of this period.

33. Subject to the unclaimed Prize clause, if for any reason the Winner does not take the Prize (or an element of the Prize) by the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the Prize (or that element of the Prize) will be forfeited.

E. Privacy

34. By entering this Promotion, Entrants agree to be contacted in relation to this Promotion by the Promoter. Should an Entrant’s contact details change during the Promotion Period, it is the Entrant’s responsibility to notify the Promoter.

38. Entrants agree that they are fully responsible for any materials they submit via the Promotion including but not limited to comments, recordings and images (Content). To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter is not liable for such Content. The Promoter may remove or decline to publish any Content without notice for any reason whatsoever. Entrants warrant and agree that:

39. Each Entrant releases and indemnifies the Promoter and agencies associated with the Promotion against all liability, cost, loss or expense arising out of acceptance of any Prize or participation in the Promotion including (but not limited to) personal injury and damage to property, except to the extent that such liability, cost, loss or expense is caused or contributed to by the Promoter’s or its associated agency’s negligent or wrongful act.

40. As a condition of entering this Promotion, Entrants hereby assign to the Promoter, all right, title and interest in and to all intellectual property rights (including copyright but excluding moral rights) in any material created pursuant to the Entrant’s participation in any aspect of the Promotion ( Works). Entrants acknowledge that the Promoter is free to use the Works and to exercise its rights in relation thereto and the Entrant will not be entitled to any fee for such use. Entrants agree they may not be attributed as the author of the Works and that the Promoter may undertake any act or omission in relation to the Works, which may otherwise constitute an infringement of their moral rights.

41. Entrants consent to the Promoter using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a Winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.

42. The Promoter will not be liable for any tax liability, including without limitation income tax, fringe benefits tax, or any liability or loss of opportunity due to reportable fringe benefits, incurred by a Winner, an Entrant, their family, associates, employer and/or any other party due to participation in the Promotion or the acceptance or use of any Prize.

43. Entrants, the Winner and/or any such relevant party will be required to pay any taxes [and other airport related charges] (including any applicable GST on those taxes and charges) which may be due on receipt or use of the Prize.

44. Entrants should seek independent financial advice to ensure they understand possible tax implications in relation to any tax liability and/or reportable fringe benefits before acceptance or use of a Prize.

45. The Promoter, its agents and associated entities do not accept responsibility for and makes no representations about any tax liability as a result of participating in the Promotion or from receiving or using a Prize.

H. Legal

46. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to:

47. In the case of the intervention of any outside act, agent or event which prevents or significantly hinders the Promoter’s ability to proceed with the Promotion, or provide the/a Prize/s on the dates and in the manner described in these Conditions, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strike, war, act of terrorism, the Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the Promotion and recommence it from the start on the same conditions.